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English noun: involution | |||
| 1. | involution (process) reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | biological process, organic process | ||
| 2. | involution (communication) a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | construction, expression, grammatical construction | ||
| 3. | involution (attribute) marked by elaborately complex detail | ||
| Synonyms | elaborateness, elaboration, intricacy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | complexity, complexness | ||
| 4. | involution (act) the act of sharing in the activities of a group | ||
| Samples | The teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities. | ||
| Synonyms | engagement, involvement, participation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | group action | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | commitment, group participation, intercession, intervention | ||
| Antonyms | non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation | ||
| 5. | involution (act) the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power | ||
| Synonyms | exponentiation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation | ||
| 6. | involution (act) the action of enfolding something | ||
| Synonyms | enfolding | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change of shape | ||
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